Question about Generators and boon docking
The more I thought about this the more I thought I should ask. Just returned from our first boon docking trip on a generator. I know the led lights, bathroom fan, radio, etc. are all 12V and draw ...
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IMO...all 12v appliances draw from your house batteries, we have 4 and 2 coach batteries. Unless you run your gen or are hooked up to shore power or driving the house batteries are not being charged. In our coach the freedom 1500w inverter has a dual purpose - charging from shore or gen and inverting the house batteries to give us 120v, say for the TV. A seperate device charges the house batteries from the alternator driving down the road.....whew...I think I got it right. LOL
So to answer your question, when you had the generator on the 12v's still pulled from the house batteries but the generator replenished the electricity used via the inverter. And lastly, you should have a led panel inside the coach to indicate all of this.
We camped for 7 days dry last year and I ran the gen (7500w) for few hours in the morning and then again late in the day. Put the refrig on LP to save energy. Used the Microwave a few times but mostly watched tv and made coffee using the inverter during camp quiet times.
So to answer your question, when you had the generator on the 12v's still pulled from the house batteries but the generator replenished the electricity used via the inverter. And lastly, you should have a led panel inside the coach to indicate all of this.
We camped for 7 days dry last year and I ran the gen (7500w) for few hours in the morning and then again late in the day. Put the refrig on LP to save energy. Used the Microwave a few times but mostly watched tv and made coffee using the inverter during camp quiet times.
